Importance of Getting Vaccinated as Measles spreads in West Texas

A measles outbreak in West Texas is spreading. More than 100 people are sick and one child has died as of this February posting. Most of those affected are unvaccinated. Ronald Cook, DO, family physician, TMA physician leader, and health authority of the City of Lubbock and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, speaks about the infectious disease and importance of getting vaccinated.

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